Before Pokémon Go there was Ingress, the game Niantic made first which included many of the same features that would go on to capture imaginations all over the world as players started leaving the house and trying to catch 'em all.
Rather than pocket monsters players were instead heading out into the wilds in search of portals, and while Ingress had a modest but dedicated community ahead of Pokémon Go's arrival, it's popularity has grown on the back of the follow-up's phenomenal success.
This growing success has obviously inspired Niantic to partner up with Crafter and Fuji TV to create an animated series that will tie into the upcoming release of Ingress Prime, with both projects set to release sometime in October.
This is according to Variety, who talked to Niantic's John Hanke about the project: "The anime peers into the Ingress universe and allows viewers to see a part of that universe that is uniquely expressed," he told the site in a recent interview.
Apparently, the show will centre on Makoto and Sarah. Makoto can apparently touch objects and see their history, while Sarah can peer into space and time. There's a third character called Jack, but it sounds like they want to keep his role shrouded in mystery.
Hanke says that the anime series will "directly spring" out of the existing Ingress narrative, although there will be some differences: "There will be familiar characters and situations that have become famous in the game, but they will be experienced through a fresh interpretation with new characters, new actors. Think of it like a reboot of a superhero franchise."